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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1621 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 

of the Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation, and to support construction 

of the Marine Corps Heritage Center. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 15, 2011 

Mr. KLINE (for himself, Mr. GRIMM, Mr. RUNYAN, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, 

Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. CRITZ, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. 

CRAVAACK, Mr. JONES, and Mr. YOUNG of Indiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 

in commemoration of the Centennial of Marine Corps 

Aviation, and to support construction of the Marine 

Corps Heritage Center. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Marine Corps Aviation 

5 Centennial Commemorative Coin Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 


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1 (1) the year 2012 is the 100th Anniversary of 

2 the birth of Marine Corps Aviation; 

3 (2) Marine Corps Aviation’s value to the indi4 vidual Marine and the Marine Corps as a whole has 

5 centered on a number of long-established and essen6 tial hallmark qualities; 

7 (3) such essential qualities, including adapt8 ability, agility, and being of one mind, have been 

9 seen during past campaign successes, are witnessed 

10 during today’s combat operations, and are key plan11 ning factors for future aircraft and aviation capabili12 ties; 

13 (4) Marine Corps Aviation, as an essential ele14 ment of the Marine Corps Air Ground Task Force, 

15 is critical to the continuing success of our Nation’s 

16 expeditionary ‘‘Force in Readiness’’; 

17 (5) in 2001, the Congress authorized the con18 struction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center, the 

19 purpose of which is to provide a multipurpose facil20 ity to be used for historical displays for the public 

21 viewing, curation, and storage of artifacts, research 

22 facilities, classrooms, offices, and associated activi23 ties, consistent with the mission of the Marine 

24 Corps; 


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1 (6) the initial portion of the Marine Corps Her2 itage Center opened on November 10, 2006; 

3 (7) the United States should pay tribute to the 

4 Marine Corps Aviation Centennial and to the United 

5 States Marine Corps, by minting and issuing a com6 memorative $10 gold coin; and 

7 (8) the surcharge proceeds from the sale of a 

8 commemorative coin, which would have no net costs 

9 to the taxpayers, would raise valuable funding for 

10 the continuing construction of the Marine Corps 

11 Heritage Center. 

12 SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 

13 (a) $10 GOLD COINS.—The Secretary of the Treas14 ury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 

15 shall mint and issue not more than 100,000 $10 coins, 

16 each of which shall— 

17 (1) weigh 8.359 grams; 

18 (2) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and 

19 (3) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent 

20 alloy. 

21 (b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this 

22 Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of 

23 title 31, United States Code. 

24 SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 

25 (a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The design of the coins 

2 minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the 

3 warrior ethos of the United States Marine Corps. 

4 (2) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On 

5 each coin minted under this Act, there shall be— 

6 (A) a designation of the value of the coin; 

7 (B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2015’’; and 

8 (C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, 

9 ‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer10 ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 

11 (b) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted 

12 under this Act shall be— 

13 (1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation 

14 with the Marine Corps Historical Division and the 

15 Commission of Fine Arts; and 

16 (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 

17 Committee. 

18 SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 

19 (a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this 

20 Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 

21 (b) MINT FACILITY.—Only one facility of the United 

22 States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality 

23 of the coins minted under this Act. 


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1 (c) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 

2 issue coins minted under this Act only during the one3 year period beginning on January 1, 2015. 

4 SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 

5 (a) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this Act 

6 shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum 

7 of— 

8 (1) the face value of the coins; 

9 (2) the surcharge provided in subsection (b) 

10 with respect to such coins; and 

11 (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins 

12 (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 

13 overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). 

14 (b) SURCHARGES.—All sales of coins issued under 

15 this Act shall include a surcharge of $35 per coin. 

16 (c) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk 

17 sales of coins issued under this Act at a reasonable dis18 count. 

19 (d) PREPAID ORDERS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept 

21 prepaid orders for coins minted under this Act be22 fore the issuance of such coins. 

23 (2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre24 paid orders under paragraph (1) should be at a rea25 sonable discount. 


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1 SEC. 7. DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES. 

2 (a) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f) of 

3 title 31, United States Code, all surcharges received by 

4 the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act 

5 shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Marine 

6 Corps Heritage Foundation for the purposes of construc7 tion of the Marine Corps Heritage Center, as authorized 

8 by section 1 of Public Law 106–398 (114 Stat. 1654). 

9 (b) AUDIT.—The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation 

10 shall be subject to the audit requirements of section 

11 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code, with regard 

12 to the amounts received under subsection (a). 

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